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Call for masks to remain compulsory in England’s schools

04-05-2021 15:09

Letter to education minister urges government not to relax rule yet and highlights long Covid concernsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageTeaching unions, scientists, public health experts and parents are calling for masks to remain compulsory in classrooms in England to protect children and their families and reduce the risk of a third wave of Covid-19.In a letter to the education secretary, Gavin Williamson, the signatories claim current rates of vaccination are n

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Digital learning gap leaves European students at risk of online 'Infodemic', new OECD PISA report reveals

04-05-2021 10:16

New pan-European digital education initiative from Vodafone’s Foundations to empower students in critical use of digital technologies. Paris / London – 4 May 2021 - European students are struggling to manage the flood of information provided by internet and digital services, according to a new OECD PISA-report ‘21st Century Readers: Developing literacy skills in a digital world’, co-funded by Vodafone Germany Foundation and released today. Against the backdrop of a COVID-

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Teens, tech and mental health: Oxford study finds no link

04-05-2021 10:00 via bbc.co.uk

The Oxford study used data from more than 430,000 young people, gathered over 28 years.

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England’s nursery schools driven towards extinction, says survey

04-05-2021 01:05

Third of schools say they are having to cut back due to falling income and higher costs since start of pandemicEngland’s remaining state nursery schools are being driven towards extinction by budget pressures and uncertainty over future government funding, according to a survey of the sector’s financial position.A third of the maintained nursery schools – which offer pre-school provision through local authorities – said they were having to cut staff and services, includin

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